Markkanen leads surprising Jazz past Lakers, 130-116

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Lauri Markkanen had 27 points and 12 rebounds, Jordan Clarkson added 20 points, and the Utah Jazz continued their remarkable start to the season with a 130-116 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Kelly Olynyk had 18 points and Mike Conley added 15 points and 10 assists for the first-place Jazz, who are off to a 7-3 start to a year in which they were widely expected to struggle. ''Again, it's a night where we had a lot of different guys contribute at a lot of different times in the game,'' first-year Jazz coach Will Hardy said.

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